Thiago Macedo Wins 2021 World Series of Poker Online $800 Double Chance No-Limit Hold’em Event

Thiago Macedo is the most recent participant to win a gold bracelet through the 2021 World Series of Poker Online. The Brazilian poker participant overcame a discipline of 1,643 complete entries to win the WSOPO $800 buy-in no-limit maintain’em ‘double chance’ occasion, securing the {hardware} and the first-place prize of $161,637.

This was Macedo’s second-largest recorded event rating behind the $162,924 he earned because the fourth-place finisher within the 2016 WSOP $5,000 no-limit maintain’em turbo occasion that was finally gained by Ankush Mandavia. His profession event earnings now complete $785,241.

The remaining day of this two-day occasion started with 24 gamers remaining and Stoyan Obreshkov within the lead. Obreshkov survived to the ultimate desk in third place, whereas Maceo was close to the underside of the chief board by the point the sector was narrowed to only 9. After Sergei Pillpenko was eradicated in ninth place ($16,163), Obreshkov busted Sung Keung Pang (eighth – $21,554) to maneuver again into first place within the chip counts heading into seven-handed motion.

Obreshkov added to that lead when he picked up pocket aces in opposition to the pocket queens of Ido Aboudi. All of the chips went in preflop, and Obreshkov improved to aces full of fours to ship Aboudi to the digital rail in seventh place ($28,743).

Andreas Nasman overtook the lead as the ultimate desk continued, after which picked off a bluff from Obreshkov to increase that benefit even additional. Obreshkov was left with the shortest stack, and shortly discovered himself all-in with A-Q dealing with the pocket tens of Nasman. The pocket pair held up and Obreshkov completed sixth for $38,330. Obreshkov, who completed seventh within the worldwide section of the 2020 WSOP $10,000 principal occasion, now has greater than $1.4 million in recorded event earnings to his identify.

Ivan Babintsev’s run on this occasion got here to an finish when his Ok-Q misplaced out in opposition to the A-7 suited of Mathias Siljander. Babintsev earned $51,114 because the fifth-place finisher. Tomi Brouk was the subsequent to fall. He ran a bluff with a busted straight draw that was known as by Macedo, who had flopped journey kings. Brouk took house $68,161 for his fourth-place exhibiting, whereas Macedo moved into second place with simply three remaining.

Macedo closed the hole even additional when his Ok9 held up in opposition to the 98 that Siljander shoved from the small blind. Siljander cashed for $90,894, whereas Macedo entered heads-up play in opposition to Nasman at roughly a 2:1 chip drawback.

The tables turned when Nasman shoved on a OkA4 board with 88 and Macedo known as for his event life with Ok9.

Macedo took the lead there after which prolonged it to greater than a 3:1 benefit by the point the ultimate hand was dealt. He limped in from the button for 800,000 complete with Q9 and Nasman raised to 2,400,000 holding OkJ. Macedo known as and the flop got here down Q96. Nasman wager 1,650,000 along with his straight and flush attracts and Macedo known as along with his high two pair. The 8 on the flip drew checks from each gamers. The Ok on the river noticed Nasman moved all-in for round 7.5 million. Macedo known as to safe the pot and the title. Nasman earned $121,209 because the runner-up.

Here is a have a look at the payouts awarded on the remaining desk:

Photo credit score: WSOP / Melissa Haereiti.